Jiang Youran, reborn at the age of four, decided to marry her mother, Mrs. Su—who died in depression before she was 28 in her previous life—to her cousin, Duke Ping, who had always harbored feeling...
Su Youchen asked in confusion, "Why Fuxi Restaurant?"
Madam Su laughed, “Five years ago, Youran Restaurant beat Zuixianlou across the street and bought it. Your grandmother and I both felt that it was inappropriate to use Youran’s maiden name as the name of a restaurant, so we suggested changing it to a better name. The manager then changed it to Fuxilou, and together with the one across the street, there was an east building and a west building. Now, it is the largest and best restaurant in the entire capital!”
Su Youchen pondered, "My sister really has a talent for business."
From yesterday to today, he has heard many legends about his sister.
For example, my sister's milk tea shops are all over the capital, and are loved by countless young ladies; the Su Yun Opera Troupe in the county princess's mansion only accepts reservations five times a month, and is a legendary opera troupe that is impossible to get into in the capital; Doctor Gu's Renji Hall has now expanded more than five times, and has become a famous maternity and obstetrics clinic for young ladies throughout the entire Great Zhou Dynasty.
He was very surprised to learn all this. When Su told him that the Fuxi Restaurant, which served the famous Golden Jade Feast yesterday, was the You Ran Restaurant that he and his sister had opened in the capital seven or eight years ago, he was even more surprised.
However, the moment he saw the box that Zhao's mother brought in be opened, his surprise turned into shock!
Madam Zhao beamed with joy, "Young Master, all the dividends Miss brought you over the years, this old servant has kept them all for you without missing a single penny! They're all here, a total of thirty-three thousand taels... in gold notes!"
Su Youchen gasped in shock: !!
If it were converted into silver notes, that would be more than three million taels.
He trembled. So much silver... what about his fellow disciples outside the city...?
He quickly picked up the gold note, stuffed it into his pocket, and then said, "Mother, I have to go out. I won't be back for lunch today!"
Su: ...
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When Su Youran woke up early this morning, she received a box that Su Yue and her servants carried in.
It was said that the Crown Prince of Xuan sent it.
When she opened it, it was full of rare pendants and jewelry, such as seashell necklaces, pearl earrings, and a complete set of rare, pure-colored large red coral headdresses, all related to things from the sea.
She played with it curiously for a while, then had Suyue divide it into several portions and send them to her grandmother, mother, three aunts, and several sisters' rooms.
These things are rare, even in Kyoto, they are unusually expensive, but is she short of money? No, she is now a well-known little money-making god in Kyoto.
The comprehensive trade market she designed back then has become the shopping center of Kyoto. It is bustling with activity every day. All the merchants who rent shops there will bow three times to the portrait of the little god of wealth, Princess Youran, every day to express their gratitude.
It's unclear when or where this tradition started, but some merchants say that as long as they pray to the Little County God every day, their business will flourish.
Over time, not only merchants in the market but also those outside the area tried every means to obtain a portrait of the young county magistrate, and would bow to it whenever they had free time.
Gradually, her reputation as a little money god spread.
Of course, merchants are always associated with money, and while they value such titles, the powerful and wealthy women of the capital city look down on them.
Therefore, at Madam Yun's birthday banquet yesterday, the ladies and young women naturally did not mention this matter.
Su Youran didn't care. After the notebook was upgraded, it had an automatic feedback function.
That means sincerely thanking her will not only increase her luck value, but also increase the other person's luck value, and their fortune will get better and better.
This is why businesses were able to steadily grow after the merchants thanked her.
After she finished distributing the items, she thought about going to have a good talk with her senior brother. She wondered how the Xuan King was doing and how the war in the Southern Territory was progressing.
Everyone assumed that her income in Kyoto came solely from her milk tea shop, and few knew about her identity as a supplier of fast food to the military.
So, who would complain about having too much money?
If the Southern Territory is stabilized, the Su family's import and export trade can also expand into the Southern Territory!
hey-hey!
So she got up and went directly to the Xuanwang Mansion.
By sheer coincidence, they ran into Wen Yuanbai at the door.
Wen Yuanbai also went to the palace yesterday to have a long talk with his father, the emperor, and then went to pay his respects to his mother this morning before coming here.
Having not seen her for many years, I only caught a glimpse of her yesterday, and I thought my junior sister had become even more exquisite and beautiful. I wanted to have a proper chat with her, so I came over directly.
The two met and smiled at each other.
Su Youran said directly, "Senior Brother, you haven't eaten anything good in all these years in the Southern Territory, have you? Now all the best food is at Fuxi Restaurant! Junior Sister will treat you to a good meal! So you'll know what the pinnacle of gourmet food is!"
Wen Yuanbai didn't stand on ceremony. He patted the horse's back, leaped up, and then lightly patted her head. "Come on! Let your senior brother see how much your kung fu has improved over the years?"
Su Youran chuckled, then left the servants behind and followed her senior brother away gracefully.
Passersby couldn't see anyone, only two white shadows flashed by, and in the blink of an eye, nothing was there. They thought they had just imagined it.
A moment later, two figures landed simultaneously in front of the Fuxi Restaurant.
Su Youran laughed and said, "Senior brother! You started before me, but we arrived at the same time. You lost!"
Wen Yuanbai smiled but did not reply. If he hadn't taken the wrong path, how could he have been two steps slower?
The two entered the restaurant.
As Wen Yuanbai went upstairs, he subconsciously glanced at the statue of a deity enshrined in the center of the hall. Strange, why does it look like a girl?
And why does he look somewhat familiar?
Not only did he have this feeling, but Su Youchen, who had glanced at the strange statue half an hour later when he led a group of Taoist priests in slightly worn clothes across the threshold and sat down at a large table in the main hall, also had the same feeling.
He glanced at it, then glanced at it again.
The more I look at her, the more she looks like my younger sister when she was five or six years old.
However... it seems he was no longer by her side when her younger sister was six years old, so it's impossible to be sure.
Just then, the waiter brought out the menu and poured them tea, interrupting his train of thought.
A middle-aged Taoist priest with a long beard asked nervously, "Junior brother, this place is so magnificent... I'm afraid it must have cost a lot..."
Having suddenly become rich just an hour ago, Su Youchen naturally didn't care about the cost of a meal, so he said casually, "Don't worry, Senior Brother, it's on me today!"
The menu was snatched from my hand in the next instant.
"You should have said you were treating! Then I won't stand on ceremony!"
A group of people immediately surrounded the senior brother, chattering all at once, "This, this, and this... they all look delicious!"
"Come a little closer, let me see!"
Su Youchen: ……
He glanced again at the portrait enshrined in front of the incense burner.
The more I look at her, the more she looks like my younger sister?